Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei

Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei

Mutations in the Trypanosoma brucei aquaporin AQP2 are associated with resistance to pentamidine and melarsoprol. We show that TbAQP2 but not TbAQP3 was positively selected for increased pore size from a common ancestor aquaporin. We demonstrate that TbAQP2’s unique architecture permits pentamidine...

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Main Authors: Ali H Alghamdi, Jane C Munday, Gustavo Daniel Campagnaro, Dominik Gurvic, Fredrik Svensson, Chinyere E Okpara, Arvind Kumar, Juan Quintana, Maria Esther Martin Abril, Patrik Milić, Laura Watson, Daniel Paape, Luca Settimo, Anna Dimitriou, Joanna Wielinska, Graeme Smart, Laura F Anderson, Christopher M Woodley, Siu Pui Ying Kelly, Hasan MS Ibrahim, Fabian Hulpia, Mohammed I Al-Salabi, Anthonius A Eze, Teresa Sprenger, Ibrahim A Teka, Simon Gudin, Simone Weyand, Mark Field, Christophe Dardonville, Richard R Tidwell, Mark Carrington, Paul O'Neill, David W Boykin, Ulrich Zachariae, Harry P De Koning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-08-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Trypanosoma brucei
aquaporin
drug transport
pentamidine
drug resistance
melarsoprol
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/56416

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